General Election 2010

In the nicest possible way- you're a moron.
Anyway, we can discuss this on the ride to Winchester as the rain pours down.
Onto the election- we had a chap wearing a Labour Rosette and a lady wearing a Lib Dem one stopping people on the way in and asking for their voter number, then marking something down on a clipboard- could not be an exit poll, maybe an ingress poll?
Anyway, I ignored them after a second as it felt weird.
Surely exit polls are not terribly accurate anyway?

In the nicest possible way, fuck you. It's just a game.

Who did you vote for?

It was a t-shirt, little chance of getting your hands on one now though.

I have two. I'm greedy like that.

Definitely not! Also BBC News CGI/sound effects are really lame.

Urgh.
Talking heads. Does anyone care what bruce thinks?

BBC's 3D Jeremy Vine graphics spectacular lacks a hysteresis subroutine so every thing up close jitters, it's winding me up.

Might go to the dodgy shop and get some more cans.

Definitely not! Also BBC News CGI/sound effects are really lame.

What was up with the CGI on the map earlier. It was really jumpy, reminded me of computer games from 10 years ago!

[edit: ninja'd by Tynan]

I have two. I'm greedy like that.

I'll buy one off you, either £20 or I will let you photocopy my passport so you can stay 'legal' for another 6 months.

No thanks.. it's for a 2050 retrohipster auction on hippybay.

If you have enough hippydollars in 2050 you'll be able to buy it, provided of course it is still deemed legal by the hippycops.

What was up with the CGI on the map earlier. It was really jumpy, reminded me of computer games from 10 years ago!

[edit: ninja'd by Tynan]

:)

Ha !

It's winding you up too !! Whoever put it together failed to put in an effective hysteresis sub routine, so when tracked to Jeremy V (in reality the camera output data) it doesn't know what to do with non integer values = jittery, flickery, wobbly shit.

BBC: Reports of a 'sit in' in Hackney from people denied the vote. Anyone witness this?

:)
Whoever put it together failed to put in an effective hysteresis sub routine, so when tracked to Jeremy V (in reality the camera output data) it doesn't know what to do with non integer values = jittery, flickery, wobbly shit.

Coming from an award winning motion graphics artist who doesn't even do motion graphics - I believe you.

No thanks.. it's for a 2050 retrohipster auction on hippybay.

If you have enough hippydollars in 2050 you'll be able to buy it, provided of course it is still deemed legal by the hippycops.

£22 + my BNP sticker book (nearly finished, only needs a few like Nicky G + Bob Baily).

They finally have some funny shit on this erection show.. and he's a yank.

Coming from an award winning motion graphics artist who doesn't even do motion graphics - I believe you.

Don't get me started on ITV and BBC getting the field order wrong on footage . . . .

BBC: Reports of a 'sit in' in Hackney from people denied the vote. Anyone witness this?

No, but hearing a load of reports now . . . .

remedials.
you'd think they could afford a monitor so they could check on their whip-pans to a grinning dav cam to see they weren't jarring.

re hackney - yep heard the same but not witnessed though a colleague is allegedly still outside having a bit of a jeer.

reports on the guardian website of people being turned away in birmingham and sheffield too.
birmingham post:

**Lock-ins at Birmingham polling stations as queues formed **

              [May 6 2010](http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2010/05/06/)                  
  Polling stations in Birmingham were bursting at the seams as unprecedented last-minute queues formed at the General and local elections.

In scenes more reminiscent of South Africa, entire families waited patiently to register their vote.
Staff running stations in Aston, Sutton Coldfield, and St Paul’s Square in the city centre were forced to approve “lock-ins” as 10pm approached, ushering in voters and closing the doors behind them.
Police were called to St Paul’s Square in the Jewellery Quarter as angry scenes developed.
Arron Cambridge, who was trying to cast his vote, said he queued for almost two hours, only to be refused entry to the polling station by the police.
“We arrived too late to vote. So much for democracy,” Mr Cambridge said.
There were reports of over 80 per cent turnout at some polling stations, with Birmingham seemingly heading for the highest public participation for years.
Yardley Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming, who witnessed scenes in Aston, as voters at Canterbury Primary School feared they would miss the close of polls.
Mr Hemming said: “We have several cases where it looks as if people would not be able to vote because the clock was ticking towards close of play.
“It was a most unusual situation but it shows enthusiasm for this election.”
Birmingham City Council chief executive Stephen Hughes, the returning officer, said: “There were one or two polling stations where we were able to get people inside before 10pm and allow them to process their votes.
This is perfectly legal.
“This sort of thing sometimes happens, but people do have 15 hours to vote, although some leave it to the last minute.
“They are told on their polling card when they can vote and they can also apply for a postal vote.”

hysteresis sub routine.

TBH when I saw this I thought it was a made up phrase, but I doff my (cycling) cap to your knowledge

But - oooh, isn't this sunderland stuff exciting.

BBC: Reports of a 'sit in' in Hackney from people denied the vote. Anyone witness this?

I can't believe that after spending all this money on presentation, they can't get a camera crew to check this out. What are the reporters paid for?

I'm getting reports of a garden shed on fire in Newham

I'm getting reports of a RLJ somewhere around Sheffield.

I'm getting reports of lots of people speculating wildly and talking bollocks.

How has the exit poll changed over the last 30 min. Surely they can't have had any new information?

"We take it very seriously"
going to vote at 10pm
Huh